bumping to remind everyone that Our Lady has asked us to make reparation to her Immaculate Heart on the First Saturday of each month. I should be bumping this before each first saturday... will try to remember to do so.

We've been using our First Saturday Masses to make reparation to Mary's Immaculate Heart specifically for the sins of abuse by clergy we all know too well about by now. We've been using the Votive Mass of Our Lady, Mother of the Church on these days, which is then followed by exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, the rosary and other meditations, and finally Benediction.

St. Whistle-pig the Great. Although I must admit to following General Beauregard Lee and Chattanooga Chuck, both being more accurate for my area than that northern hog. I think that Yankee forecaster is going to prove wrong this year.

Forgot about Candlemas. That one slipped up on me. First Saturday, football weekend, St. Blaise, Candlemas, diocesan appeal for contributions, taped sermon from the bishop, pledge cards to fill out during offertory, too - overload.

Much Reparation is required of us. Go to confession, Mass, communion and pray the rosary and also meditate for 15 minutes on the mysteries (or a mystery) of the rosary as this Saturday is the day marked by Our Lady of Fatima.